Miami, FL – May 12, 2018 – John and Mary Lou Dasburg announced a $1.5 million gift to create an endowed chair in FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM). In recognition of this gift, the university will name the chair as the John and Mary Lou Dasburg Chair in Medicine. The gift was announced at the college’s biennial fundraising Sapphire Gala. Held at the InterContinental Miami, this year’s gala, themed License to Heal, drew more than 500 medical, business, civic, and philanthropic leaders. Net proceeds from the event benefit FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine providing medical student scholarships and much needed support for 21st century medical education and training.

Mark Rosenberg, Pedro Greene, & Robert Levine

Mark Rosenberg & Michael Zinner

Michael Zinner & Mark Rosenberg

Mark Rosenberg, Pedro Greene, & Robert Levine

Pedro & Janus Greer, & John Rock

Janice Greer & Paula Biehler

Joe Burns & Nicole Sastre

Dave Wampole & Barbara Roller

Robert & Melanie Levine, Maria Morales-Gonzalez, & Sergio Gonzalez-Arias

Leah & Jeff Boyd, Carolyn Runowicz, & Bethann Boyd

Mary Lou Dasburg & Susan Kahn

Georges & Kettly Metellus

Alberto Sirven & Albert Tano

Alberto & Alex Sirven

Pedro Greer & Justo Pozo

Bob Berrin, Linda Schechter, & Natasha Lowell

Sidney Barrau, Albert Tano, & Carmel Barrau

Carolyn Runowicz, Emery Salom, Ileana Perez, & Sheldon Cherry

Tibor & Shiela Hollo, Carolyn Runowicz, & Sheldon Cherry

Mark Rosenberg, Trish & Dan Bell

Carmel Barrau & Mark Rosenberg

Michael Zinner, John Rock, & John Dasburg

Joe Burns, Pedro Greer, & Lena Carleton

Susan & Larry Kahn, Mary Lou Dasburg, & John Dasburg

Joe Burns

John Rock

Larry & Susan Kahn, Mary Lou Dasburg, & John Dasburg

Mark Rosenberg

Mark Rosenberg & John Rock